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The Cornerstone Webinar Series from the Center For Community Progress is a FREE monthly lunchtime webinar series that equips participants with the building blocks to understand and solve tough challenges related to property vacancy, abandonment, and deterioration. Webinars take place from 12:00-1:00pm EST on the fourth Thursday of each month.
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Fostering new leadership through the mentoring process isn’t just some warm fuzzy idea, it’s a key principle in ensuring that our work places and the places we call home are able to recruit and retain the lifeblood of the best and brightest young minds.
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June 7, 2018
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Blight is a critical issue in many U.S. cities, as economic shifts in the past few decades have changed neighborhoods. This paper, Blight Remediation in the Southeast: Local Approaches to Design and Implementation, describes several findings and lessons learned in terms of regional blight remediation efforts in New Orleans and Macon.
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June 4, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
Ocilla Mayor and Small Town Podcast host Matt Seale talks with City of Colquitt Fire Chief Craig Tully. The two discuss Chief Tully’s 40 year career in fire service, building up an all volunteer fire department in a small town, and the artistic and vibrant small town of Colquitt, GA.
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As information technology evolves and various tools and systems improve, why are there so many successful cyberattacks on cities? One big risk is people.
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May 21, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
Ocilla Mayor and Small Town Podcast Host Matt Seale travels to Midway, GA to talk with current Mayor Pro Tem and former Mayor Clemontine Washington, someone Mayor Matt has known for many years (listen to find out how.) The two discuss Dr. Washington's leaving and coming back home to Midway, small town issues like how she has handled communication with public over trees and why City Hall is in currently in the Midway Mall. Listen to find out why Midway is a place you should visit.
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Often times it seems as though investment in the local arts and culture community rise to the top of the list of potential cuts. However, from an economic development perspective, quality-of-life investments are a major factor in business recruitment and is something that should never be undervalued.
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April 30, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
Ocilla Mayor and Small Town Podcast host Matt Seale interviews the remaining candidates for Georgia Governor and asks them what they plan to do for small towns in the rural parts of the state. This is Part 2 of a 2-part series.
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In the wake of a recent ransomware attack at the City of Atlanta, the question has been raised (again) about whether to pay a ransom or not. It appears the city ended up not paying, but other cities and government entities have done so. Unfortunately, IT professionals and law enforcement sometime give mixed signals about paying ransom. But you should never pay.
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April 23, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
Ocilla Mayor and Small Town Podcast host Matt Seale interviews 5 of the 10 candidates for Georgia Governor and asks them what they plan to do for small towns in the rural parts of the state. This is Part 1 of a 2-part series.
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April 16, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
Ocilla Mayor and Small Town Podcast Host Matt Seale interviews all 5 candidates for Lt Governor of Georgia and asks them what they plan to do for small towns in rural parts of the state if elected.
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It's always been my firm belief that creating jobs and opportunity at all levels in the places we call home is simply a great equalizer which can cut across all political and socio-economic lines...if done correctly.
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April 2, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
Ocilla Mayor and Small Town Podcast Host Matt Seale heads to the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta to discuss how legislative action at the state level affect small towns everywhere. Ever wondered why cities need lobbyists? Guest include members of GMA's Government Relations team and Georgia State Representative Clay Pirkle.
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March 27, 2018
Patrick Perry, Network Infrastructure Consultant, Sophicity
Your information technology needs to allow your city staff to easily perform work while keeping them secure. Sure, you could remove all access to the internet—but then you would get very little done. What’s the right balance? If you are too lax with your information security, then you make yourself an easy target for bad actors (such as hackers). If you are too strict, then employees become unproductive, frustrated, and trapped.
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March 26, 2018
Ocilla Mayor Matt Seale
Ocilla Mayor and Small Town Podcast Host Matt Seale travels to Vienna, Georgia for a conversation with longstanding Councilmember Beth English. The two discuss how English came to Vienna and quickly got involved with community groups and historic preservation, eventually being elected to City Council 5 times.
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